Trump, Powell and Federal Reserve
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Trump lambasted the Fed for its $2.5 billion renovation of its headquarters and another building ahead of a tour of the site.
Jerome Powell has long been a target of President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly criticized the Fed chair for not cutting interest rates.
US President Donald Trump has shared an awkward exchange with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell by squabbling over the price of renovations to the central bank’s headquarters.
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MyStateline.com on MSNTrump and Powell feud explodes in publicPresident Trump called the attention on the Jeffrey Epstein case a scam and turned his attention to the Federal Reserve.
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Breaking down dispute between Trump and PowellPresident Trump visited the Federal Reserve and raised the issue of cost overruns in construction of new facilities there. It was a new front in Trump's extended campaign to pressure Powell, who he says has been too slow to lower interest rates.
An investment firm headed by a supporter of President Donald Trump sued Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and other Fed officials demanding public access to monetary policy meetings.